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Originally Posted by RollinWOT
I've got an '06 Altima sedan and I'm in the process of making a chloroplast air dam for the front bumper. I want to rivet it on, but my main thing is security. I need it to stay on during freeway speeds and my concern is, will the rivets be secure enough to hold the plastic air dam to the plastic bumper? or should i use a sheetmetal backing to secure the rivets? Any help is greatly appreciated. This is my first ecomodding project and I want it to be good looking and done right. Thanks!
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First off, common mistake, but it's coroplast, as in
corrugated
plastic. Not plant cells
I would back it with a strip of aluminum, and use some nice, wide washers to spread out the pressure. Those exploding rivets look pretty good, but I'd still use washers on the 'plast side to be sure.
Then again, I've always just used lawn edging, which works great. (Use lawn edging! nudge nudge
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